The Author’s AI Assistant: Finding Errors While You Maintain Control

Using AI to check 10 writing basics while maintaining authorial control This virtual copy editor scans your writing, identifying errors from grammar to flow. It presents each correction with clear reasoning, then hands you the red pen—letting you decide which improvements belong in your final text. Three versions of the prompt are included and discussed … Continue reading The Author’s AI Assistant: Finding Errors While You Maintain Control →

Fun Prompt Friday: Narration

Welcome back to Fun Prompt Friday! Last week, we got our hands dirty with the art of extraction, teaching our favorite AI tools how to dig through unstructured texts and unearth rich, structured nuggets of information. If you’ve ever wanted a machine that could comb through raw data and deliver it to you on a … Continue reading Fun Prompt Friday: Narration →

Fun Prompt Friday: Extraction

This is the first of three "Fun Prompt Friday" posts to start the new year, introducing a set of AI tools to empower researchers with the basic AI skills to advance their family history research. The basic unit of AI genealogy is the USE CASE, a task that a generative model can accomplish as well … Continue reading Fun Prompt Friday: Extraction →

Top Ten AI Genealogy Breakthroughs of 2024

Hi Genealogy Friends and Generative AI Enthusiasts! At 2 PM ET, Wednesday 20 November 2024, I'll be hosting a free Legacy Family Tree Webinar. Discover new ways artificial intelligence assists genealogical research in 2024. From exciting full-text search to emerging voice interfaces, this year marked a significant shift in how we explore family history. We'll … Continue reading Top Ten AI Genealogy Breakthroughs of 2024 →

Paper-to-Podcast Prompt

In this post you'll find:● a PROMPT to generate a podcast script/transcript from any type of content● an example of a podcast script/transcript generated by this PROMPT using a prompt engineering resource as a source document, i.e., hear two hosts discuss prompt engineering in an easy, accessible style● a list of upcoming speaking events A … Continue reading Paper-to-Podcast Prompt →

Episode 11: Microsoft Simplifies Research with “Deep Search”, Google Goes All In on AI, Have We Entered the Post-Photography Era?

In this episode of "The Family History AI Show" podcast, hosts Mark Thompson and I discuss Microsoft's new AI-enhanced search tool, Deep Search. Then, we review Google's major list of AI announcements. In the last of the big stories this week, Mark and I talk about how photography is changing in the digital age. Don’t … Continue reading Episode 11: Microsoft Simplifies Research with “Deep Search”, Google Goes All In on AI, Have We Entered the Post-Photography Era? →

Episode 8: Save Time by Summarizing, Meta’s Game-Changing AI Upgrade, FamilySearch’s Summarization Feature, Is the AI Bubble About to Burst?

Hello friends, Today, Mark and I released Episode 8 of The Family History AI Show podcast. A description of the show is below. But I wanted to take a quick moment to point out how we have structured the show as a way to highlight what we enjoy sharing with you. The show has three … Continue reading Episode 8: Save Time by Summarizing, Meta’s Game-Changing AI Upgrade, FamilySearch’s Summarization Feature, Is the AI Bubble About to Burst? →

Episode 7: Building Better Prompts, Perplexity Upgrade, AI Ethical Issues, Siri Upgrade Delayed

I'm excited to announce the release of our latest episode of The Family History AI Show. In this installment, my co-host Mark Thompson and I explore the cutting-edge developments in AI that are reshaping the landscape of genealogical research. We begin by examining Perplexity's significant upgrade in research capabilities, discussing how this tool can enhance … Continue reading Episode 7: Building Better Prompts, Perplexity Upgrade, AI Ethical Issues, Siri Upgrade Delayed →